Some people think that it is fine for professional sportsmen and sportswomen to misbehave on or off the field, as long as they are playing well. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Sample Response

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It is commonly thought by many that professional sports athletics to mischievous on and off the arena until they are performing better. I believe sports personalities should behave respectfully towards everyonebehave politely to anyone despite having a lot of fame. Firstly this essay shall discuss how this kind of star personality influences on next generations; secondly, it will argue that such people have not the special status is given by any higher authority as they are also part of the system.

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Every country has abundant sports participants, who are certainly putting a lot of effort and hard work to bring glory tofor their respective nations. For many individuals, sportsmen are arrogant and selfish once they achieveachieved fame and reach the top position. However, many sports personalities show their arrogancemany personalities their arrogance off the field as well as on the fieldas well on the field which hurts many members of the publicwhich hurt many civilians. As we all aware about sport is part of daily which produces imputes in our kids, teenagers, and adult so their behavior similarly plays a vital role. For instance, in India cricket is a festival, where players are treated as deitiesplayers are deity. Unfortunately, many cricketers show off a bad attitudetheir worse attitude and behaveapproach badly towards their fans off the field which sets the wrong example for youth. Thus, Sportsmen or sportswomen should behave responsiblyresponsively as they are the ones who serve as ambassadors for the next generationwho ambassador for the next generations.

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In addition, we all are on the same page in the world where we are unitedwhere we united and live peacefully. Professional athletes are notSports athletics are not granted special status or authority to act badly or behave rudely towards ordinary peoplecommon men or women. For example, in 2018 one of the UFC champions aggressively confronted his opponentapproached madly his opponent in the parking spot which cost him a suspension from the tournament and a financial penaltycertain amounts penalty. Therefore, sports stars are praised for their achievementsencouraged for their works but law and legal process should be the same for all.

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To conclude, athletesathletic should behave in a good manner to set a good example in society as we all love sports and are inspired by themas we all love sports and inspire them.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 6.0

The response states a consistent disagreement and supports it with two relevant lines of argument, especially the idea that athletes influence younger people. Its effectiveness is reduced by frequent grammatical breakdowns and inaccurate vocabulary, which sometimes obscure otherwise sensible reasoning. The highest priority is to express each supporting point in shorter, well-controlled sentences, using precise terms for athletes, conduct, influence, and legal accountability.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

6.5
Scoring rule

The position is clear throughout, and the two relevant arguments are supported with examples, although some explanation remains generalized or imprecise.

Next step

Explain more directly how each example proves that good performance cannot excuse misconduct.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Scoring rule

The essay progresses logically through an introduction, two distinct reasons, and a conclusion, despite some formulaic linking and unclear internal connections.

Next step

Strengthen progression within body paragraphs by placing each claim, explanation, and example in a clear logical sequence.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.5
Scoring rule

There is enough vocabulary to discuss influence and equal treatment, but frequent misuse of words and collocations sometimes impedes clarity.

Next step

Use precise, familiar terms such as professional athletes, role models, misconduct, and equal treatment under the law.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.0
Scoring rule

Complex structures are attempted, but frequent errors in sentence formation, agreement, articles, and verb patterns often disrupt readability.

Next step

Rewrite long sentences as shorter clauses and systematically check that each clause has a correct subject and finite verb.

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IELTS Writing Task 2

Some people think that it is fine for professional sportsmen and sportswomen to misbehave on or off the field, as long as they are playing well. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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